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Chapter 4 - Chapter 4 – Digital Ghost

Monday morning, Leo's phone buzzed. The familiar female system voice chimed:

> 🎰 Weekly Career Roulette Initiated...

🎲 Spinning...

💻 New Career Assigned: ELITE HACKER

🎯 Task: Infiltrate the secure database of a corrupt company and extract evidence of fraud within 5 days.

💵 Reward: ¥2,000,000 + Cyber Skill Package

❌ Failure Penalty: System lockdown for 14 days.

Leo smirked.

"Time to go invisible."

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A World Behind the Screen

Equipped with his new skill:

> 🧠 Skill Unlocked: Quantum Encryption Breaker (Level 1)

🧠 Skill Unlocked: Digital Cloak (Basic)

🧠 Skill Unlocked: Data Extraction Protocols

Leo quickly set up a covert workstation in a rented cafe with public Wi-Fi.

The target: Xinrui Corp, a conglomerate known for shady deals, whose CEO had recently cheated hundreds of employees out of bonuses.

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The Hack Begins

Leo's fingers flew across the keyboard, his mind syncing with the system's digital interface.

Firewalls melted. Security protocols faltered.

Yet Xinrui Corp's countermeasures were fierce.

Suddenly, a warning popped up:

> Intrusion detected. Trace program activated.

Leo activated his Digital Cloak — his digital footprint vanished like smoke.

Minutes stretched into hours. The system whispered tips, guiding his moves like a ghost in the machine.

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Unearthing the Truth

Finally, Leo found the hidden folder labeled "Operation Blackout" — files containing proof of fraudulent accounting, bribes, and forged contracts.

> 📂 Files copied to secure drive.

✅ Task Progress: 80%

But just as he was about to finish, a digital face appeared on his screen.

> "You're clever… but not clever enough."

A counter-hacker challenged him—a black-hat cyber mercenary hired by Xinrui.

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